Business Shell Reports $9.84 Billion Q2 Profit as Middle East Conflict Drives Oil Prices Higher July 30, 2026 British energy giant Shell delivered a powerful second-quarter performance on Thursday, posting adjusted earnings of $9.84 billion for the April to June period. The result comfortably surpassed analyst expectations of…
Business Grant Thornton to Buy CBIZ for $5 Billion in Major Accounting Consolidation July 29, 2026 Blockbuster Deal Creates Fifth-Largest U.S. Accounting Firm Grant Thornton Advisors will acquire CBIZ for $5 billion in cash, the companies announced on Wednesday, July 29, forging one of the largest…
Business Audi Debuts Q9 as Brand’s Largest SUV Flagship Targeting American Families July 29, 2026 Audi Enters Full-Size SUV Segment with Q9 Flagship Audi has officially joined the full-size luxury SUV segment with the debut of its 2027 Q9 in Munich, marking a significant expansion…
Business Visa Cuts 2,600 Jobs in Major Efficiency Push as Payments Competition Intensifies July 28, 2026 Visa Announces Sweeping Workforce Reduction Visa Inc. eliminates approximately 2,600 jobs as Chief Executive Officer Ryan McInerney reshapes the payments giant to compete more effectively in an increasingly challenging industry…
Business JetBlue Overhauls Fare Structure With Three-Tier Pricing Model July 27, 2026 JetBlue Introduces New Fare Framework Ahead of First-Class Launch JetBlue Airways announced Monday a comprehensive overhaul of its fare options, introducing a new three-tier pricing structure across all cabin classes…
Business Ford Expands Aftermarket Push With Custom Garage Drops and 300-HP Maverick Package July 27, 2026 Ford Motor is ramping up its accessory and parts business in a strategic push to capture a larger share of the $53 billion U.S. aftermarket industry. The automaker is introducing…
Business United Airlines Pursued Delta Merger Before Talks Stalled, Report Reveals July 26, 2026 Ambitious Proposal Would Have Combined Two Largest U.S. Carriers United Airlines quietly explored a merger with rival Delta Air Lines last year, according to an exclusive report by The Wall…
Business Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Leaves Markets Guessing as July Rate Decision Looms July 24, 2026 As millions of Americans grapple with the cost of living, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has pledged to bring inflation back to its 2% target, but markets remain uncertain about…
Business Amazon Prime Settlement: Last Days to Claim Your Share of $2.5 Billion July 24, 2026 Settlement Deadline Approaches for Prime Members Eligible Amazon Prime customers face a rapidly approaching deadline to claim their portion of a $2.5 billion settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission.…
Business South Carolina Baseball Prospects Shine at 2026 Upstate Rising Stars ID Event July 23, 2026 Upstate Baseball Talent Showcases Power at Identification Event The 2026 SC Rising Stars ID took place on Tuesday, July 14th, at Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC. The Rising Stars IDs…
Business JetBlue Secures Spirit Airlines LaGuardia Slots for $58.5 Million After Bankruptcy Collapse July 20, 2026 JetBlue Secures Strategic Airport Assets Following Spirit’s Collapse JetBlue Airways has secured Spirit Airlines’ valuable takeoff and landing slots at New York’s LaGuardia Airport with a winning bid of $58.5…
Business Suzuki’s Four-Decade Reign Over India’s Car Market Crumbles as Buyers Demand More July 20, 2026 The Fall From Dominance For 40 years, Suzuki cars dominated India’s roads with an iron grip that seemed unbreakable. The Japanese company built an empire by relentlessly focusing on keeping…
Business New Jersey Embraces Nuclear Energy as Power Crisis Looms Over Region July 19, 2026 Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed the Power NJ Act into law on Monday, creating a new procurement process in the state for nuclear power developments. The legislation comes as President Donald…
Business America’s Business Boom Masks a Troubling Workforce Shift July 17, 2026 The United States is seeing a record-breaking surge in new business applications, marking a significant shift from the decades-long decline in entrepreneurial activity. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau confirms…
Business Tesla Driver Overrode Self-Driving System Before Fatal Texas Crash, NTSB Confirms July 16, 2026 Federal Investigators Confirm Manual Override in Deadly Tesla Crash The National Transportation Safety Board released preliminary findings Wednesday confirming that a Tesla driver manually overrode the vehicle’s Full Self-Driving technology…
Business Photographer’s 25-Year Documentary Chronicles Two Argentine Cousins Growing Into Adulthood July 16, 2026 Quarter-Century Project Captures Transformation on the Pampas Autlook has secured world sales rights for “The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer,” a documentary that Locarno Film Festival will showcase in its…
Business Merck Wins FDA Approval for First Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Cholesterol Pill July 16, 2026 Merck announced on Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Lipfendra, marking a historic first for cholesterol treatment. The pill represents the inaugural oral PCSK9 inhibitor to…
Business UK Government Nationalizes British Steel in Historic Takeover from Chinese Owners July 16, 2026 Government Steps In to Secure Strategic Industry The UK government has taken full control of British Steel in a sweeping nationalization move designed to protect the nation’s domestic steelmaking capacity.…
Business UnitedHealth Crushes Q2 Earnings With AI-Driven Turnaround Strategy July 16, 2026 Record Quarterly Performance Exceeds Wall Street Expectations UnitedHealth Group delivered second-quarter earnings on Thursday that crushed Wall Street expectations. The largest private insurer in the United States posted adjusted earnings…
Business South Korea Halts Single-Stock Leveraged ETFs Amid Volatile Chip Fund Chaos July 16, 2026 South Korean Regulators Suspend Single-Stock Leveraged Funds After Chip-Stock Volatility South Korea’s financial authorities have pulled the emergency brake on single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds just months after approving them. The…